Button Dodder vs Large Mindoro Apomys

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Apomys gracilirostris

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Large Mindoro Apomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Large Mindoro Apomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Apomys
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Apomys gracilirostris

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Mindoro Apomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Large Mindoro Apomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button Dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Large Mindoro Apomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button Dodder

The Button Dodder (Cuscuta cephalanthi) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.